Burbage Mining Bee vs Golden-Heather

Andrena lathyri compared with Hudsonia ericoides

Key Differences

• Burbage Mining Bee is Least Concern while Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burbage Mining Bee	Golden-Heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cistaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hudsonia
Species	Andrena lathyri	Hudsonia ericoides

Conservation Status

Burbage Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burbage Mining Bee	Golden-Heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burbage Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Golden-Heather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Burbage Mining Bee

The Burbage Mining Bee (Andrena lathyri) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.